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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Cequent Performance Products, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas R. Motts, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Chandrakumar Kulkarni, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Fred Brickley, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cequent Performance Products, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/30 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/30 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hitch ball assembly includes a hitch ball supported on a housing, a bore within the hitch ball and housing, and a pin rotatable with respect to the hitch ball and housing. The pin is configured to engage a trailer coupler and rotate therewith. An angle sensor measures rotation of the pin to determine rotational movement of the trailer.